Car-door fastening.



PATENTED JUNE 9, 1903.

B. A. GAHBT. GAR DOOR PASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 7, 1902.

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PATENTED JUNE 9, 1903.

E. A. GAUCHET.

CAR DOOR FASTENING. APPLIGATION FILED 00T. '1, '1902.

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Patented J' une 9, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD A. GAUCHET, OF'SAUGATUCK, CONNECTICUT.

CAR-DOOR FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 730,758, dated June 9,1903.

Application led October 7, 1902.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, EDWARD A. GAUCHET, a' citizen of the United States,residing at Saugatuck, county of Fairfield, State of Connecti. cut, haveinvented a new and useful Car- Door Fastening, of which the following isa specification.

My invention has for its object to provide a car-door fastening adaptedfor general use, but more especially adapted for use upon freight-cars,which shall consist of fewparts inexpensive to make, which may be easilyand quickly applied to cars already in use as well as to new cars inbuilding, which shall be adapted to securely lock a car door in aslightly-open as well as in a closed position, which may be used eitherwith or without a seal or padlock, or with both, and which in thelocking position shall provide a solid abutment against which the rearedge of the door abuts and which cannot be removed until the key iswithdrawn from the locking-stud.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is an elevation of a portion of the side of a car, illustratingtheapplication and use of my novel door-fastening; Fig. 2, alongitndinalsection of a portion of the side of a car, the lining, andthe door on the line 2 2 inV Fig. l; Fig. 3, a detail elevation, on anenlarged scale, corresponding with Fig. l, the door being locked; andFig. 4 is a detail horizontal section on the line 4 4 in Fig. 3.

10 denotes the outer wall of a car, 11 the lining, and 12 a slidingdoor, all of which may be of any ordinary or preferred con struction. f-

The essential features of the invention are a sliding locking-stud A inthe wall of the car, provided with a slot 13, and a key B, carried bythe door and adapted to engage the slot and provided with a head. 14 forthe rear edge of the door to alout against. The key is securelyconnected, by means of a Wire or chain 15, with a suitable stud 16 inthe door and is provided with a hole 17 to receive the shackle IS'of apadlock 19, both lockingstud and key being provided with holes 2O toreceive th'e wire 21 of a seal 22. In addition to preventing the keyfrom getting lost and retaining it in position for use the wire or Vinthe outer wall.

chain when the key is in the locking position Serial No. 126,304. (Nomodel.)

eectually prevents the rear edge of the door lfrom being forced outwardaway from the .wall of the car.

outer Wall of the car-that is to say, the case lies bet-Ween the liningand the outer wall and is shown as attached to the latter. The specialshape and structure of the lockingstud, key, and case are of littleimportance and do not go to the merits of the invention. It will beunderstood from the drawings that the outer end of the locking-studalways lies In the present instance I have shown it as passing through abushing 26, which .is attached to the outer side of the wall. Thesedetails of construction may, however, be varied to an almost unlimitedextent without departing from the principle of the invention. In orderthat the door may .be locked in thev closed position, the lockingpermitventilation of the car and still leave it impossible for an outsider toeect an entrance, it is simply necessary to place another locking-studas far back from the regular stud which locks the door in the closedposition as may be necessary to permit the door to be opened the desireddistance, as is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The operation will be clearly-understood from the drawings and canrequire but brief description. When the key is withdrawn, thelocking-stud may be pressed back into the wall of the car, as indicatedby dotted lines in Fig. 4. In this position the locking-stud is whollyout of the Way and offers no obstruction to the opening and closing ofthe door, the key being always suspended by its Wire or chain on thedoor. When it is desired to lock the door, the operator moves the sameagainst the jamb, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,

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the rear edgemoving past the locking-bolt.

I The bolt is then drawn out and the key placed in the slot thereof, thehead of the key serving as an abutment or stop for the rear edge of thedoor and holding the latter positively against movement. The key is thenlocked in placed by a padlock or any other suitable means. When the keyis in its locking position, the chain is drawn taut, so lthat it isimpossible to pry out the rear edge of the door. In addition to itsfunctions as a stop the enlarged head of the key serves to assist in thelocation of the locking-bolt of stud.

If desired, a wire may be passed through holes 2O of the locking-studand key and sealed in any preferred manner. It will be particularlyobserved that by making the head of the locking-key wide a firm stop isf secured, and at the same time ample room is afforded to permit the useof a sealing-press, which it will be readily understood must -beinserted in order to compress the seal about the wire. Another advantageis that it gives ample room to conveniently apply and remove a padlock.This is particularly important in loading and unloading cars and at thevarious times when it is desired to lock the car temporarily.

Having thus described my invention, I claimi l. The combination with theouter wall of a car and its sliding door, of a bolt operatively mountedin said wall so as to be drawn out into the path of movement of saiddoor, a casing in which said bolt is mounted, means for limiting theoutward movement of said bolt, a key carried by the door and adapted toengage said bolt when in its outward position, said key being providedWith a laterally-projecting head adapted to be engaged by the door andserve as a stop therefor, and also as a locating-point for the bolt inits relation to the door, whereby suflicient room is secured between thedoor and lthe bolt to manipulate a seal or padlock.

2. The combination with the outer wall of a car and its sliding door, ofa bolt operatively mounted in said wall so as to be drawn out into thepath of movement of said door, a casing in which said bolt is mounted,means for limiting the outward movement of said bolt, a key carried bythe door and adapted to engage said bolt when in its outward position,said key and bolt being provided with relatively arranged openings toreceive a sealing-wire, said key being also provided with alaterally-projecting head adapted to be engaged by the door and servingas a stop for the latter and also as a' locating-point for the bolt inits relation to the door whereby sufcient room is secured between thedoor and the bolt to manipulate a seal or padlock. 4 v

3. The combination with the outer wall of a car and its sliding door, ofa bolt operatively mounted in said wall so as to be drawn out into thepath of movement of said door, a casing in which said bolt is mounted,means for limiting the outward movement of said bolt, a key adapted toengage said bolt and provided with a laterally-projecting head adaptedto be engaged by the door and serving as a stop therefor and also as alocatingpoint for the bolt in its relation to the door whereby sufcientroom is secured between the door and the bolt to manipulate a seal orpadlock, and a chain connecting said key to said door.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD A. GAUCHET.

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A. M. WoosTER, R. W. CASE.

